Demonstrators gather on Michigan Avenue during a heavy snowstorm to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Chicago, US on January 25, 2026. Jacek Boczarski | Anadolu | Getty Images Some tech leaders are beginning to speak out after the shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in…
Alphabet ‘s Google has moved beyond the search bar, positioning itself as the lead architect of “agentic commerce.” In this new world, AI not only suggests what you buy but executes the purchase for you. For years, online retail has operated under a predictable platform: Shoppers search, click through the results, and complete checkout on…
The Google logo displayed on a smartphone alongside a shopping cart. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images As retailers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools to lure shoppers and run key parts of their business, Google wants to make sure it’s in the center of the action. At the kickoff of…
A Walmart sign hangs on the exterior of the store on Nov. 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart and Google said Sunday that shoppers will soon be able to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail giant and its warehouse club,…
Thos Robinson | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy could see how dramatically artificial intelligence was altering e-commerce. In June, he told employees that AI agents will start to infiltrate aspects of everyday life, “from shopping to travel to daily chores and tasks.” Four months later, Jassy said on an earnings call that Amazon expects to partner with third-party agents, and has…
Holiday shopping has always felt like a “chore” for Amrita Bhasin. Between deciding what to buy, comparing prices and checking reviews, the 24-year-old retail tech CEO said she spent more than 15 hours each year buying gifts for her friends and family, a process that took the joy out of giving. But this year, Bhasin…
Thomas Trutschel | Getty Images Shopify was hit with an outage on Cyber Monday, leaving some businesses unable to manage transactions during one of the biggest shopping days of the year. In an update to its status page, the Canadian e-commerce company said select merchants were experiencing issues logging into Shopify, while others were unable…
Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Friday that while the buy now, pay later firm isn’t seeing credit stress among federally employed borrowers due to the government shutdown, there are signs of a change in shopping habits. “We are seeing a very subtle loss of interest in shopping just for that group, and a couple of…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer offered advice on how to deal with declines, using Tuesday’s down session as an example. He encouraged investors to use widespread losses as a buying opportunity, pointing out that the indexes managed to rebound on Wednesday. “If you trust the market, if you don’t believe that one stock controls the entire tape,…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks declined Tuesday after Palantir’s quarterly results and subsequent stock drop stoked valuation concerns about AI-related names. The S & P 500 was down nearly 1%, while the Nasdaq…
